Is it, though? Because people shop around for cancer treatment all the time. Source: girlfriend works at a cancer hospital.

I definitely understand that argument, but don’t think that it’s any different than other industries. When you’re in an emergency situation, you pay emergency prices. That’s no different than if you’re rushed to the hospital with a broken arm, or broken down on the side of the road, or your computer fails the night…

Drug companies and hospitals can charge a lot of money because health insurance companies have little to no say in what they pay for.

But taking a step back, right now, at least insurers have an incentive to negotiate better rates with providers so that they can offer competitive premiums (not good, not cheap, just competitive).

Do you live in the U.S.?

Because after years of being conditioned to view their own healthcare as a societal problem, and not an individual problem, many individuals see very little value in their own healthcare. That’s why so many are obsessed with insurance. And not just any insurance - cheap insurance. Insurance that insures against the…

This post is racist. And if this were a Muslim or a black person, you’d be saying it was isolated and not indicative of their entire religion or race.

A Chase Freedon Unlimited yields a 2.25% earn when redeemed for travel through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal if you have a Sapphire Reserve. Just a .38% profit, but better than 0.

You people are obsessed with Trump’s handshakes. It’s one of the most bizarre political obsessions I’ve ever seen.

This reminds me of my Gameboy Camera and Printer. Those were the days.

I’m in NYC. It’s suppression here. If I walk outside with my MAGA hat, I am guaranteed to have at least one person say or do something negative to me. In a broader sense, we are forced into silence in social and professional settings. It was perfectly ok for people in offices to talk (positively) about Obama, and…

I’m still not sure what he did wrong. He held the shake for an awkwardly long time for the photo op. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just an awkward person, but I’ve experienced far more awkward situations than that in my life.

“national embarrassment” LOL. That’s an overreaction if I’ve ever heard one!

Probably because he’s used to shaking hands under normal circumstances, not as part of extended photo ops, which would surely get old and annoying for any normal person.

Trump supporter here. I could give you a detailed answer, but simply revealing myself as a Trump supporter will be enough to get attacked around these parts. That kind of suppression is both why he won and why everyone was surprised. 

I was just wondering the other day why there was still two machines. It seems silly that I have to move my clothes manually from one machine to the next. All this automation, and I still have to do something so simple that a trained animal could do it.

What if you truly believe it? How is that different than being transgendered.

My knowledge of washers and dryers are limited to the ones my parents have and the ones in my building. I never really used the ones at my parents’ (thanks mom!) and the ones in my building are pretty barebones. I figured it was possible that by now they were smarter, but wasn’t sure. It’s hard to tell these days if…

Very interesting. That’s kind of what I was thinking when I asked “am i missing something here?”. I figured that was possible, but haven’t encountered a machine like that myself. This could be useful in that scenario.

Have you ever timed your washing machine?